Jan 21 Watch 11:41 Meet a couple separated by thousands of miles and America’s new refugee policies By Matt Katz, Melanie Saltzman The U.S. has accepted more refugees than any other country since 1980, but the Trump administration is now reversing course. In this special report for PBS NewsHour Weekend, produced in partnership with public radio station WNYC, correspondent Matt Katz has… Continue watching
Jan 21 Women of color at the forefront as Women’s March rally encourages voter registration By Rebecca Oh Thousands attended the Women’s March “Power to the Polls” event in Las Vegas, which kicked off a nationwide voter registration campaign. Continue reading
Jan 21 50 years ago, a U.S. military jet crashed in Greenland – with 4 nuclear bombs on board By Timothy J. Jorgensen for The Conversation In what came to be known as the Thule incident, an American bomber crashed in Greenland, spreading radioactive wreckage across 3 square miles. Continue reading
Jan 21 Trump’s attempts to show voter fraud appear to have stalled By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press President Donald Trump hasn't backed away from his unsubstantiated claim that millions of illegally cast ballots cost him the popular vote in 2016, but his efforts to investigate it appear to have stalled. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 5:30 White House involvement complicates government shutdown By PBS News Hour For the second time since 2013, Democrats and Republicans failed to reach a deal that would keep much of the government open. A late-night meeting between President Trump and Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer fell short of an agreement on… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 2:46 One year into Trump’s term, the Women’s March returns By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman People around the country Saturday rallied for the 2018 Women's March to protest President Donald Trump's stance on a range of issues affecting women, people of color, immigrants and others. The demonstrations took place a year after more than 3… Continue watching
Jan 20 Signs of government shutdown spotty but symbolic By Richard Lardner, Associated Press Symbols of American promise became emblems of American dysfunction on Saturday when a dispute in Congress over spending and immigration forced scores of federal government agencies and outposts to close their doors. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 3:30 Despite Republican control, Trump relies on executive orders to push his agenda By PBS News Hour The tax reform law stands as President Trump's only major legislative accomplishment during his first year in office. Meanwhile, he has been creating executive orders to deliver on campaign promises and to enact his political priorities, signing 55 of them… Continue watching
Jan 20 Some U.S. parks open, some closed amid shutdown By Matthew Brown and Dan Elliot, Associated Press Yellowstone National Park is open, while the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are closed. Continue reading
Jan 20 Women’s March returns to the streets, one year after drawing millions By Rebecca Oh As they marched, protesters in New York City reflected on the year of activism that followed the 2017 Women's March. Continue reading